Hierarchical nanostructured spherical carbon with hollow core/mesoporous shell as a highly efficient counter electrode in CdSe quantum-dot-sensitized solar cells

Applied Physics Letters

Volumn 96, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Fan, Sheng Qiang ^a   Fang, Baizeng ^a   Kim, Jung Ho ^a   Kim, Jeum Jong ^a   Yu, Jong Sung ^a   Ko, Jaejung ^a  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHARGE TRANSFER RESISTANCE; COUNTER ELECTRODES; FILL FACTOR; HIGH POWER CONVERSION; INCIDENT PHOTON-TO-CURRENT CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; NANO-STRUCTURED; PT ELECTRODE; QUANTUM DOTS;

CADMIUM ALLOYS; CADMIUM COMPOUNDS; CHARGE TRANSFER; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ION EXCHANGE; PLATINUM; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS; SOLAR CELLS;

ACTIVATED CARBON;

EID: 76749122917     PISSN: 00036951     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3313948     Document Type: Article

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